US House passes added funding for FDA and USDA

The US House of Representatives last week approved two more pieces of legislation to reopen key parts of the federal government and provide certainty to American families affected by the Trump Shutdown.

The bills fund the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation, as well as the Food and Drug Administration, through September 30.

The first bill, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 265), passed the House on a 243-183 vote. It is virtually identical to legislation that has already passed the Senate on a 92-6 vote and will ensure that the Department of Agriculture and the FDA are both able to operate through September 30.